MIAMI (October 2, 2015) – The FIU volleyball team (9-6, 3-2 C-USA) remained undefeated versus conference opponents on Lime Court at FIU Arena with a victory over Marshall 3-1 (25-17, 26-24, 20-25, 25-18) Friday night. 

The Panthers were led by junior Katie Hogan, who notched a career-high 19 kills against the Thundering Herd. Hogan added three blocks, three services aces and hit a .531 on the night. Senior Lucia Castro had 14 kills and sophomore Jennifer Ene had 11 kills of her own. Freshman Katie Friesen led FIU with 30 assists while senior Adriana McLamb led the team in digs with 25.

FIU started strong, going up 1-0 in the first set with a 25-17 victory. The Panthers began with a new lineup which had four middle blockers in the mix. A high hitting percentage carried over to the second set where the Panthers took a 2-0 lead in a close 26-24 victory. Marshall responded in the third set, beating the Panthers 20-25 to force a fourth set. Hogan led the fourth set with seven kills giving FIU the match victory, 3-1 (25-18).

FIU finished the match with a .302 hitting percentage, while holding Marshall to only a .219 clip. FIU held a 10-2 edge in blocks and doubled Marshall's aces, 8-4.

The Panthers will face the Miners of UTEP on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.